Keys starter Zach Davies was phenomenal, scattering three hits in seven stellar scoreless innings, but it was not enough. Carolina rallied from two runs down to tie the game in the eighth inning and finished off the Keys in the ninth. Frederick fell 3-2.

Davies 80-pitch effort included a run of five consecutive strikeouts. He did not allow more than one runner to reach in any inning. His final out of the game finished the seventh inning with the game still scoreless.

The Keys left the bases loaded in both the fourth and sixth innings but got to Carolina in the eighth inning. 3B Nicky Delmonico, with Pena aboard and nobody out, hit a soaring home run to right field to give the Keys a 2-0 lead. The blast was his team-leading 12th of the season.

Miguel Chalas entered with the two-run lead but had his second consecutive rocky outing. Chalas allowed two runs on three hits to tie the game in the eighth inning. In the ninth, Mudcats DH Bo Greenwell singled, stole second and scored the winning run on LF Luigi Rodriguez's game-winning double down the left field line.

The loss drops the Keys to 1-3 in the second half. Dating back to the first half the Keys have lost six-consecutive one-run games and have dropped 12 of their last 15 games.

The series continues Tuesday, June 25th at 7:15 p.m. with LHP Eduardo Rodriguez making his first second half start. Airtime is 6:45 p.m. with the Frederick Gorilla Pre-Game Show on 1450-AM The Source.

Frederick returns home Friday, June 28th to celebrate their 25th season with a Card Set Giveaway to the first 1,000 fans presented by Keeney and Basford Funeral Home. The game against Winston-Salem will kick off a six-game homestand in six days.

Tickets can be purchased for all Keys home games at 301-815-9939 during regular business hours or online at frederickkeys.com anytime.

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